Weekly Wrap Up: Half a Million Cases of COVID-19
The world will see the transmission curve go up while Venezuela just reported its first official COVID-19 death.
Politics
Is There a Specific Treatment Against COVID-19 Yet?
Short answer: No, at least not one we’re absolutely sure it'll work, so let's review all the available options and their actual viability at this juncture against COVID-19.
Can We Fight COVID-19 the Same Way All Over the World?
Social distancing measures are based on projections and research applied to developed countries under the pandemic. Places like Venezuela require another approach.
No Food or Fuel, Just Homemade Masks: Quarantine in Cumaná
It’s hard to comply with mandatory isolation in Cumaná, the capital of Sucre State. Without food, fuel or cooking gas, people must improvise so they can eat amid a pandemic.
A New Week, Same Old Nonsense
While scientists in several countries join forces to stop the pandemic, Maduro defends a conspiracy theory of the coronavirus as biological ethnic-cleansing warfare.
After the CNE Fire, Can We Have Elections in Venezuela?
The recent CNE fire begs questions not only about the fairness of upcoming elections in Venezuela, but about the possibility of holding elections at all. Just how damaged the whole system is and what can be done to truly fix it?
A Dangerous Step Towards More Internet Censorship
Conatel's proposal for an internet exchange point (IXP) could be helpful in principle, but given the hegemony's nefarious history of online practices, it can also be a double-edged sword.
How the Blackout Changed Our Lives
It’s been a year since Venezuela entered a new unacceptable “normality” that gives you no other option but to adapt. These recounts are about trauma, lessons and decisions.
The End of a Revolution that Never Began
In the wake of an economic bubble amid the disaster, local & international media announce the death of the Bolivarian project. But this would imply that the "revolution" meant more than what it actually was: a propaganda device.
Zulia’s Electrical Apartheid
With electrical rationing as the new norm since March of 2019, the society in Zulia has become more unequal: there’s a big gap between those subjected to outages and those who can defend themselves.
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